Who Am I?
I was a trail guide
Kit Carson
I was discovered at Sutter's Fort by John W. Marshall
gold
The first American route west of the Missouri River
Santa Fe Trail
I was the president of Mexico that struggled to keep control of Texas
Santa Anna
Where would the Wilmot Proviso have banned slavery?
any territory taken from Mexico
I was the founder of Mormonism
Joseph Smith
I was the name for independent Texas
Lone Star Republic
Both of these countries claimed Oregon
Britain and US
I was the area Mexico gave up at the end of the Mexican War
Mexican Cession
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo made this the boundary of Texas
Rio Grande
Gold was found on my property
John Sutter
I was a doughface that got elected to president
Franklin Pierce
The belief that the United States should stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans
Manifest Destiny
I was carried out by "Old Rough and Ready" and "Old Fuss and Feathers"
the Mexican War
The Compromise of 1850 allowed this to settle the issue of slavery in the new territories
popular sovereignty
I was a mountain man that helped reopen the Oregon Trail
Jedediah Smith
I was the first president of the "Lone Star Republic"
Sam Houston
Who promised "All of Oregon, All of Texas" in his campaign speech for president?
James Polk
I was remembered by Sam Houston when he led his army to victory
the Alamo
They had trouble finding an area to settle because of their controversial religious beliefs
Mormons
I encouraged the Mormons to move west to what is today Utah
Brigham Young
I was the president most associated with Manifest Destiny
James Polk
This completed the acquisition of territory for the continental US
Gadsden Purchase
I resulted in the capture of Santa Anna
Battle of San Jacinto
List five reasons Americans wanted to move west in the early 1800s.
gain riches, get farmland, spread the gospel, have adventure, start over from troubled past